That Night in Toronto

That Night in Toronto

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Christine Fellows, Jessica Hopper's Women Who Rock + Toronto live music listings

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Michael Barclay
May 04, 2023
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One thing that bothered me about all the Lightfoot tributes this week is the idea that he is/was a “songwriter without parallel” (which was something said by Neil Young, of all people). Lightfoot was amazing, of course, who wrote at least five of the greatest songs of the last century and dozens of other gems. That’s fact, not opinion.

But Lightfoot wasn…

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